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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 3 W 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 900 mA ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502A ICOM-IC-000720A KENWOOD-TM-000201A